Mosquito larvicidal properties of essential oil of an indigenous plant, Ipomoea cairica Linn

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 176-177

  Thomas, Thekkevilayil George ^a   Rao, Sunder ^a   Lal, Shiv ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; IPOMOEA CAIRICA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; IPOMOEA; IPOMOEA CAIRICA; LARVA; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CULEX; IPOMOEA; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 4644265640     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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